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Woolpaul

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howdy

Im 9 weeks into low carb diet and going well.

Im due hbac1 review in three weeks. I was 70 mmol at diagnosis.

I have been getting regular 5 to 6 mmol readings on waking and i;m aware over 5.5 would be like pre diabetesd range.

On other readings before and after meals i have been averaging 5.4 to 6.2 which i think is ok. Sometimes the readings are very similar before abnd after minus .2 to .4 mmol.

II have never gotten a reading so far while on diet when i tested over 6.4 mmol

Any thoughts is it realistic to think my hbac1 could now be pre diabetes or lower from 70 mmol based on these numbers?

Thanks Paul
 
Woolpaul said:
howdy

Im 9 weeks into low carb diet and going well.

Im due hbac1 review in three weeks. I was 70 mmol at diagnosis.

I have been getting regular 5 to 6 mmol readings on waking and i;m aware over 5.5 would be like pre diabetesd range.

On other readings before and after meals i have been averaging 5.4 to 6.2 which i think is ok. Sometimes the readings are very similar before abnd after minus .2 to .4 mmol.

II have never gotten a reading so far while on diet when i tested over 6.4 mmol

Any thoughts is it realistic to think my hbac1 could now be pre diabetes or lower from 70 mmol based on these numbers?

Thanks Paul
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One word Paul, YES. x
 
I see mostly 6’s a few 5’s and a few 7’s and usually get a lower prediabetic hb1ac in the low 40’s. Difficult to be accurate as we never know what we miss and it depends how many of the high and low points we catch.

but well done. It sounds like you’ve got a great grip on this now.
 
Thank u i hope so, i think hard bit be the bit afterwards trying to eat more without falling into bad habits but each task at a time.

i dread to think wat would happen if i had previous large carb meals but ill happily resist that if needs be to keep things at bay.

Paul
 
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ok great yeh i feel good but better so im hopeful.
Only thing driving me mad now is incessant cold and sometimes sore feet but podiatrist says all ok im hoping it will resolve in time as bloods drop please god.
 
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